I too have applied for this and despite touching base every now and then with the agency I've been informed that who they call forward ranges from anything from 250 hour guys to 12,000 skippers. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it.
I've also flown on them and yes it was delayed. It was explained that they are "based" in Bangkok (however they've only been on there on layover), their contract was Singapori, where they were paid in Euro's and flew aircraft on the Irish register. Every employee of Longhaul except a very few senior guys are on Rishworth contracts.
The whole thing suggests it has been done a) To avoid the high costs of employment on Scandanavian contracts and b) It can be closed down very quickly with minimal cost if circumstances require it.
Clever tactical moving of the goalposts by the management, however another example how our industry by its nature is exploiting globalisation to enhance the profit margins.